McMillanAI · AI at Work · Champions Track

Pre-Assessment

Before the program begins, take an honest read of where you are today. There are no right answers and this is not a test — it is a starting point. You will rate these same statements again at the end, so you can see how far you have moved. Allow about fifteen minutes.

Your Details

Your work email links this pre-assessment to the one you complete at the end of the program. Please use the same email both times.

Full name *
Work email *
Use the same email for your post-assessment so your results can be compared.
Cohort or organization
If you know your cohort name or have been told one, enter it here.
Role & Context

A short read of your role. This personalizes how the program is delivered. Not scored.

Which function or department will you champion? *
What have you been nominated to own as a champion? *
How would you describe your current role? *
How far along is your function with AI today? *
How often do you personally use AI tools in your work? *
What are you most concerned about as you start this program?
Capability Self-Rating

Rate each statement honestly on the scale below. You will rate these same eight statements again at the end of the program.

1 — I haven’t really done this.  ·  2 — I’ve tried it, but I’m not confident.  ·  3 — I can do this with some support.  ·  4 — I do this confidently on my own.  ·  5 — I do this confidently and could teach someone else.
Using AI on my own work. I use AI tools confidently in my own day-to-day work.
Haven’t done thisCould teach it
Knowing when not to use AI. I can tell when AI is the wrong tool — where human judgment has to stay.
Haven’t done thisCould teach it
Judging AI output. I can judge whether something AI produced is good enough to actually use.
Haven’t done thisCould teach it
Coaching prompting. I can coach someone else’s prompting — turn their ‘it didn’t work’ into a fix they understand.
Haven’t done thisCould teach it
Scanning a function for use cases. I can look across a whole function and identify where AI genuinely fits.
Haven’t done thisCould teach it
Teaching a concept. I can teach an AI concept so that others actually understand it — not just explain it.
Haven’t done thisCould teach it
Handling a difficult audience. I can carry a skeptical or anxious audience, not just teach a willing one.
Haven’t done thisCould teach it
Liaising with the central team. I can act as the link between my function and the central AI team — carrying use cases and blockers up, standards and guardrails down.
Haven’t done thisCould teach it
Reflections

Two short questions, in your own words. Not scored.

What skills do you most want to build through this program?
What are your biggest concerns about AI?